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In 2013 it was great fun creating custom closet doors, a mural for one of the bathrooms, and oil staining the cement, in a Maui home that is an art piece in its own right.

I'm honored having being commissioned to be among some of Maui's finest crafts persons in creating the vision of a truly out-of-the-box artist/designer of this custom home.

Dear Blog!
I have neglected you...  so, to catch up:

In the fall of 2012 i took a series of 8 classes in tri-hue watercolor with one of Maui's most beloved visionary artists and educators, Dick Nelson.
How did I ever get to be so lucky?!
Dick was highly influenced by his Yale educator, Josef Albers.  He has taken Albers'  discoveries and teachings to new heights, and is eager to pass his knowledge on to all who have eyes to see and ears to hear.

Here's some of what we learned... starting with the very basics:

Did you know that the 3 primary colors of pigment are cyan, magenta, and yellow? (as opposed to what we have always been taught... red, blue, and yellow, which are the primary colors of light!)

We learned how to create the illusion of luminosity using halations and vanishing boundaries.

In 8 weeks my vision expanded and I delved into the world of Abstract... something that has been calling me more and more... to use color and form for its own sake, rather than re-presenting something else.   I feel like I see in a more child-like manner as i practice my painting... seeing the world directly...  in the space before i name it.

.... so adieu for now, dear blog... i'm going to go paint....

A human being is a part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. 
He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest-a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. 
This delusion is a kind of prison, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. 
Our task must be to free from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty. 
   ~ A. Einstein

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” 
― Leonardo da Vinci

The Final Hula of Pua Hibiscus Arnottianus subsp. Immaculatus

This painting is now on display at Viewpoints Gallery, Makawao, Maui, Hawai'i through Sept 16, 2012 as part of Malama Wao Akua native species annual juried art show.